Isbn: 9780878173174 - kouroi: archaic a study of the development of the kouros type in greek sculpture: archaic greek youths (2 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 3rd. Oversized hardcover without DJ (as issued) in very good condition. Cream cloth over boards with blue spine, gold lettering on spine and front cover. Binding is good and tight. Title page is dated 1988. Copyright page is dated 1960. Stated reprint of third edition, 1970. Pages are crisp and clean. 365 pages. Overall a nice copy. This is an oversized book, so extra shipping will be necessary for priority or international shipping. We ship every day from a real neighborhood bookstore. This description is written by an actual person, who is holding the book in front of them to make sure it?s properly described. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hacker Art Books New Yor-1988. 365 pp. Bright tight sharp corners. No extraneous marks No jacket- As Issued. A kouros (Ancient Greek: plural kouroi) free-standing life size or taller, ancient Greek sculptures, that first appear in the Archaic period in Greece and represent nude male youths. "In Ancient Greek kouros means "youth, boy, especially of noble rank". 365 pp.; 656 b/w illustrations in section; Includes a museum index and list of Kouroi with inscriptions, concordance and general index. One hundred and seventy are photos by Gerard Mackworth-Young. Although Kouroi have been found in many ancient Greek territories, they were especially prominent in Attica and Boiotia. The term kouros was first proposed for what were previously thought to be depictions of Apollo by V. I. Leonardos in 1895 in relation to the youth from Keratea, and adopted by Henri Lechat as a generic term for the standing male figure in 1904.Such statues are found across the Greek-speaking world; the preponderance of these were found in sanctuaries of Apollo with more than one hundred from the sanctuary of Apollo Ptoion, Boeotia, alone.These free-standing sculptures were typically marble, but the form is also rendered in limestone, wood, bronze, ivory and terracotta. They are typically life-sized, though early colossal examples are up to 3 meters tall.". Gerard Mackworth-Young (photos) (illustrator).…